Justin Lee Stansfield
| Justin Lee Stansfield | |
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| Born | 30 August 1979 Rossendale, United Kingdom |
| 🏳️ Nationality | English |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Conceptual art, Post-contemporary, Appropriation art, Post-Ideology, Contemporary art, Visual art |
| 🌐 Website | Online |
Search Justin Lee Stansfield on Amazon.Justin Lee Stansfield is a Belgium-based visual artist born in the UK.
Biography
Justin Lee Stansfield studied art and design at Burnley College for fine art in Burnley, foundation art and design at Blackburn College (Blackburn with Darwen) in Blackburn, fine art at the University of Wolverhampton, set and theatre design at City of Westminster College in London, philosophy at East London University in London, and received a first-class MBA and a UAL diploma between 1987 and 2000.
Work
While living in London in the late 1990s, Stansfield returned to art-making in an attempt to resolve/explore/bridge what he saw as a growing chasm between mainstream media platforms and their audiences. This, along with a separate incident which the artist describes as an epiphany, culminated in Stansfield painting again after a five-year hiatus since leaving university. As the artist has said, an informed citizenry was no longer required, and mass entertainment had become politically aligned to both political and corporate power. For a brief period, Stansfield shared a studio space with the London-based Iranian artist Shahin Afrassiabi. In 2004, Stansfield left London for Andalucia, Spain. His work became less ideologically motivated, and the paintings[1] became colour-muted, as if faded by the sun. The work became more focused, and a clearer conception of what he wanted the work to do became more apparent. After a number of trips to Belgium in 2006–2007, he moved there in 2008 and currently resides in the city of Antwerp. Though his work appears simple and childlike, the motivation behind the works, Stansfield has said, are driven by socio-political and philosophical concerns.
Justin Stansfield has published two photo books as a personal tribute to Serena Shim and Michael Hastings (journalist).[2] The first book, The Death of Michael Hastings, consists of a photograph of Stansfield's painted portrait of the late American journalist, Michael Hastings (journalist). Each right-hand page shows the painting in a different position, either upright, sideways, or upside down, so as to create a roll or spin effect when the pages are quickly turned. The second book, POPAL (pictures of paintings and light), is a collection of digitised photos of paintings placed in different settings and illuminated by daylight, electric light, or both. The works in the photos stand in space as objects and are lit as if they were an actor or prop upon a stage.
Publications
- RA Heroes[3] Antwerp, Belgium, 1993
- POPAL[4] Antwerp, Belgium, 2015
- The Death of Michael Hastings[5] Antwerp, Belgium, 2014
- Adbusters Media Foundation #127 Back cover contribution "New Europe" [6]
Exhibitions
- 2016 Belgium to Berlin, Gallery Andreas Schmidt, Berlin
- 2015 Stil, Discord And Unease, bib van Geel
- 2013 Some Pictures, Den Hopsack, Antwerp
- 2013 Zonder the Dust of Now, Open Gallery, Antwerp
- 2012 Entrance Show, RA, Antwerp [7]
- 2011 Window Exhibition, Café Jezuit, Antwerp
- 2010 Library Exhibition, Bibliotheek de Poort, Antwerp
- 2007 Lamplight, Galerie Vena, Spain
- 2004 Freeze Stall, Frieze Art Fair, Regents Park, London
- 2003 Cardboard Works, Santa Cruz, USA
- 2003 Window Display for Charlotte Road Galleries (Carl Freedman Gallery, Kemistry Gallery, Marsden Woo Gallery), London
- 2003 Faces, Sacré-Cœur, Paris, France
- 2002 Stairwell Show, The Foundry Gallery, London
- 2001 The Site is Specific, Don’s Café, London
- 2000 Staged Event, Bergen Theater, Norway
- 1999 Window Change, Riverside Studios Tardis, London
References
- ↑ "Work of Justin Lee Stansfield".
- ↑ Stansfield, Justin Lee. Serena Shim and Michael Hastings: A personal tribute by Justin Lee Stansfield. Search this book on
- ↑ RA Heroes - Justin Lee Stansfield Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "POPAL".
- ↑ "The Death of Michael Hastings".
- ↑ "AB127: The Year of Living Dangerously Pt. 4".
- ↑ "Justin Lee Stansfield". Traffic Magazine.
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